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Around the New Year Tree.
Father Frost Homecoming or How to tell New Year from Christmas.

Holidays, Kids / December 4, 2015

Celebration of the New Year is one of my most enjoyable memories from Soviet childhood.  There was the New Year tree (basically, a Christmas tree- but without a religious “affiliation”); there were presents from “Father Frost” (basically, a Santa Claus) and an all-night-long celebration of food and friends.  Specifically for kids, there was a tradition …

Around the New Year Tree.
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The Meringue Affair

Couples Time, Food / January 23, 2014

It all started 20 or so years ago with a first failed merengue (I don’t think I got as far as properly beating the egg whites to a desired consistency, let alone baking them) . I have tried again a couple of times over the years. Always failed, but never gave up!  It was the picture of the Pavlova cake …

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Exploring Alhambra on a family journey across Spain

Spain Together.
3 generations travel across Spain.

Europe, Spain, Travel / January 27, 2018

Day 1. April 11, 2013. Our multi-generation family trip to Spain starts at Logan Airport in Boston (Here are my Tips for Multi-Generation Family Travel).  The group consists of my parents,  myself, my husband Vit and our two kids: 13-year-old Dennis and 3-year-olds Vivi. While there is over sixty-year age difference between the youngest and the oldest group …

Spain Together.
3 generations travel across Spain. Read More »

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Mornings with the Arts.
Children’s Studio Art Class at MFA.

Arts, Dance and Theater, Boston for Kids, Classes for kids, Kids / February 7, 2016

I am definitely not a morning person.  I can’t even pronounce “GOOD MORNING!” and still feel true to myself.  Yet, a 10 am Sunday morning class with my four-year old daughter at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston was a great thing to wake up to – for eight Sundays in a row! …

Mornings with the Arts.
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New York City Weekend with the kids.
Broadway, Central Park, MET, Statue of Liberty

New York, Travel / April 9, 2015

We went to New York City for the weekend in early November hoping to catch a last glimpse of the foliage and a theater show.  We got both, and more.   On Saturday, after an uneventful 3-hour drive from home, we met with our old friends in Central Park around 1pm.   It was a gorgeous sunny …

New York City Weekend with the kids.
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